Holder for graphic instruments



March l8, 1930. I E. CLDENBIUSCH I 1,751,354

HOLDER FOR. GRAPHIC INSTRUMENTS Filed Feb. 10, 1927 I I ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 18,1930

V nnnnsr oLDnNBUs'cmoF BROOKLYN, NEW Year: I

HO DER non GRAPHIC INSTRUMENTS Application iiled February 10', 1927. serial No. 167,261. i

This invention relates to holders for graphic instruments such as a fountain pen. More particularly the invention relates to a holder connected with a base or stand; fortemporarily or releasably holding a fountain pen or analogous nstrument,'-1n an angular position 'sothat the 1nstrumentv wlll be conveniently disposed; the holder being adapted for quick and easy removal of the instrument,

and for the insertion of one end thereof into the holder. I r v Q Some of the objects of the invention are:

v The provisionofa holder of thecharacter mentioned which will accommodate graphic instruments of variouscross-sectional sizes;

and to grip or clampan instrument at two points in its length regardless of the crosssectional size of the-instrument.

The nature of the invention and'its distin- 2 guishing features and advantages will sap pear when the following specification is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which Figure lis a plan view of the-holder, of the present invention arranged on a suitable? base or stand; v a

Figure 2- is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, and showing a fountain pen held in place by-the holder; I Figure 3 is a side elevation of the holder; Figure 4 is a perspective'view of one of the parts of the holder;

Figure 5 is a plan view of a springforming a part of the holder;

Figure 6 isa perspective view the parts of the holder.

.The holder of the present invention will" be mounted on a suitable base or stand which struction. The said base or stand is designated 10. 1 r

The holder is arrangedon the base 10 and is adapted to releasably'hold agraphic instrument such as a fountain pen 11 in an angular position. The base 10 is sufliciently heavy to maintain the .fountain pen, in an angular position when inserted into th holder. 7

The holder includes a tapered tubular of one of may be of any preferred design and conmember 12, which constitutes a restricting means to restrict the insertion of one endlof the'fountain'pen into the tubular member 12, but the extent of insertion of the end of V the'founta'in pen is dependent upon the diam:

eter of the end of the'barrel of the pen. The

fact that the tubular member 12'is tapered makes it possible to insert the end of the fountain pen regardless of thediameter of v the end thereof and'yet be securely gripped or clamped by the wall of. theftubular-memthefeed member of the en;

The tubular member 12 is connected with;

a globular member 13 which is arranged on' the small end of the tubular member. At the large end of the tubular member 12 there are arrangedflexible gripping members 14. The gripping-"members 14 maybe {secured to the tubular member 12 in any preferred 1" manneror; may be formed integral therewith. The outer free endot each ofth'e gripping members 14 is curved outwardlyas at 15 to facilitate the insertion of the "end ofL-the," fou'ntainQpen 'Th'egrip'ping fingers .14 are adapted togri-p' or elampthebarrelof the fountain pen 11 and "thus supplement'the gripping action setup-T by the wall oi .the tubular'member 12. It wi'll thereforexbe understood that the, fountain-pen will be gripped at two points, namely, at the extreme end by the wall ofthe tubular member 12;

and bythe gripping fingers 14. W

In the present instance, the tubular mem- 1 her 12 is supported for a universal move men t-',that is, movement upand down in a substantially vertical planeand movable around'a vertical axis. "This is accomplished by theme 01 fafdomeshaped member 16, which isformedfrom' a single piece-"of maopens through the lower' endof the member 16, and "said member is also provided: at its lower end with an outwardly directedflange l8. Adisk 19 having an inwardly directed flange 2O iserhployedu Thedisk l9'isfixedly terial and has an opening 17th'erein which secured to the base 10 in any suitablemanner.-

the disk 19 by virtue of thefl'ange-lgon the member 16and the flangej20jon the disk'19: 7

' The member'1 6 is turnablyaassociated'with The globular member 13 is arranged within the member 16 with the tubular member 12 extending through the opening 17. A spring 21 is employed to set up the proper coaction of the globular member 13 with the rounded I top portion of themember 16. The spring 21 is in the form of a spider and is dished as at 22 to properly seat the globular member 13. It will-now be understood that the tubular member 12 may have pivotal movement up and down in a substantially vertical plane, and may also be moved around a substantially vertical axis.

A small piece 23 is put in place in the lower portion of the opening 17 and is held against relative movement with respect to the member 16 by an upturned portion 24 arranged between the walls of the opening 17. The piece 23 rests on the flange 20. The

piece 23 is provided because it is easier to cut the opening 17 in member 16 through the lower edge of the member 16. From the foregoing it will be understood that a graphic instrument, such as a foun tain pen, may have one end thereof readily inserted into the tubular member 12, regard I less of the diameter of the end of the barrel which carries the feed member of the pen;

that the said end of the pen will be gripped by the wall of the tubular member; that the gripping members or fingers 1 1 will grip the barrel regardless of the diameter of the barrel so as to supplement the gripping action of thewall of the member 12; and that the fountain penwill thus be steadily and refleasably supported in an angular position.

It is to be understood that the invention is not restricted to the precise arrangement of parts shown and described, as the details of construction may be .modifled and re-arranged without departing from the spirit of the invention, the scope of which is limited 1 by the terms of the appended claims.

the body of the instrument at a point be- 50 yond the restricted means.

2. A holder for a graphic instrument including a tapered tubular member for receiving and gripping and enclosing the writing end of the instrument, and flexible means projecting from the receiving end of the tubular member for gripping the body of the instrument.

3. A holder for a graphic instrument including means for receiving and gripping and enclosing the writing end of the instrument, and flexible members for gripping the body .of the instrument.

4. A holder for a graphic instrument including a tapered. tubular member for rece'i-ving'and gripping and enclosing the writing end of the graphic instrument, and flexible fingers carried by the tubular member for gripping the body of the graphic instrument.

5. A holder for a graphic instrument including tubular means for receiving and gripping and enclosing the writing end of the instrument, and exterior flexible members on the tubular means for gripping the body of the instrument, each of said flexible members having a curved extremity to facilitate the insertion of the end of the graphic instrument into the tubular means.

6. The combination with a pen holding receptacle adapted to positively grip the writing end of a pen, of gripping means arranged exteriorly of the receptacle adapted to gripthe barrel of said pen.

- 7. The combination with a pen holding receptacle adapted to positively grip the writing end ofa pen, of gripping fingers arranged exteriorly on the receiving end of said receptacle adapted to grip the barrel of said pen.

8. The combination with a receptacle whose bore is tapered and thus adapted to receive and grip pen writing ends of different diameters, of gripping means arranged exteriorly on the receiving end of the receptacle for the purpose of gripping the pen barrels of different diameters.

ERNEST OLDENBUSGH. 

